I Found Sunshine On My Cloudy Day...(Meeting)

          So this Friday the 13^th, I was finally able to interview Miss Charlene. Although everything was planned out it couldn’t have been a worse day. Right before I went over to the puffery I found out one of my friends was found murdered. To say the least, my nerves were shot for lack of better words. However, with the help of my great support system Shaq aka “El Jefe” and Shelley, my interview was a success for the most part.

When we walked into the puffery Charlene was nowhere to be found, apparently she thought our appointment was for 2:00 instead of 1:00 pm! It didn’t seem like anything was going to go right. Veronica, the assistant manager, begin stalling until Charlene came and she gave some good advice that went great with the interview. I’m so grateful that Shelly and Shaq were there to help me through the interview because I was in the puffery physically but not mentally. All I can think about was the situation with my friend. Eventually Charlene came and we were able to pull through the interview. My two lovely assistants were able to sample the puffs which they fell in love with and I was able to finish the interview off strong. All in all, that portion of my day was a success.

Love. Live. Laugh (Choice*)

Since the murder of my friend, David Rivera, I’ve been thinking a lot about life lately. Life needs to be cherished whether it’s your life, someone else’s, a cat’s, a dog’s, even a plant’s – life is truly something special. You know that saying, “you never know what you have until it’s gone?” that especially pertains to life. Some people take the fact that their still alive and breathing for granted. Each breath is another opportunity to make yourself better as a person. The thing is you never know when your last breath will be. Nobody ever knows. My question is what legacy will you leave behind? What will people say about you at your funeral? Spend the time you have here on earth to make right your wrongs, to love unconditionally, leave your mark here as a good person. Live. Laugh. Love

Talk With Trip #8 *

This talk around (get it? Talk instead of “time”? Just a little humor for you) Mrs. Trip and I discussed the dynamics of my presentation and my upcoming interview. I couldn’t decide on the treat of which I would like to pass out during my presentation but now I finally came up with, what I consider, the perfect treat. With help from Mrs. Porter I would like to perfect and master the treat just as Charlene has perfected and mastered her puffs. As for the interview portion of our talked we talked about the questions that I would like to cover. There are certain points I hope to get across with most of my questions so I can hopefully inspire others. So things a pretty much looking up for me and I can't wait to put my dream into a reality. So stay tuned for what I have in store...until next time Peace. Love & Bake *

Director's Cut (Choice*)

For Mother’s Day my mother and I went to the movies to see the new production, “Jumping the Broom”. I personally thought the movie could have been better. I don’t know exactly what but something was missing. Overall, it wasn't a “bad” film but I thought it could be better. It’s funny because when walking into the movie theatre I ran into the lovely Deja Lee who just so happened to watch the same movie. Throughout the film I thought about how much of a better job Deja could have done with the movie. When discussing our thoughts on the play Deja agreed that it wasn’t exactly the best movie. I mean there was a great cast & the plot was somewhat of hit but, something went wrong. If I was a professional critic I would give the movie 2.5 out of 4 stars.  I also realized that producers/directors have a lot of obstacles to overcome when writing/directing a movie for the simple fact that everyone is a critic! There’s no doubt in my mind that my fellow classmate, the lovey Deja Lee, can beat the odds and produce/direct an outstanding film no matter the genre. I just hope she has the tough skin necessary to endure the criticism, be it good or bad. 

BreakThrough ! (TalkW|Trip)

So in the chat, I finally sat down and called Ms. Charlene back! It’s official, this Friday I would have my official interview with Charlene. I will be accompanied by three lovely friends & will be recording our session. During the interview I’m hoping Charlene will make puffs for my guests, just to show them how it’s done. As well as speak about her rise to success. I believe the people I picked to come along can benefit in some way from coming along. I don’t want to expose everything but just know that it will all be revealed during my presentation! Also, Mrs. T & I are brainstorming different goodies to present during my presention. Just know it will involve something edible....:)

FieldTrip (Connection*)

So this week the whole Senior Project class went on an adventure in our own back yard. It was a trip that could benefit each and everyone of us, like I had mentioned a few posts back. Mr. Abrams whole purpose for bringing us out on this “field trip” was to possibly get us inspired. Well my inspiration came from just being outside. While looking around I seen the beauty in the freshly cut grass being blown in the wind and the calmness over the water. However, where my actual inspiration came from was in the sky. I would love to capture the beauty of the clouds dancing across the blue sky on a cake or cupcake. Something similar to this picture, that would be pure pefection. As Mr. Abrams would say.."that's when I would know I arrived".

Talk With Trip #7

While sitting around enjoying my spring break, my phone rang and to my surprise it was Miss Charlene. She called to set up an appointment so I can come over and start working on my presentation. As always she sounded eager and ready to rock & roll. Tomorrow I plan on calling her to make concrete details about my presentation and on Friday I would like to take a few students and a FlipCam along to our meeting. I don’t want to disclose the information about what exactly might go on but just know it will be one of a kind. I talked everything over with Mts. Trip and she came up with some more ideas for my presentation. Let’s just say I hope everyone who attends my presentation has a sweet tooth.

Prom (Connection*)

Over the last week all I could think about is prom. I’m so anxious to get pampered for a day just to be treated like the Elite for a night. I love to get dressed up, I love seeing other people at their best. It’s going to be wonderful seeing everyone not only out of the stupid uniforms, but in their finer fashions displaying their individuality.
Which brings me to my connection. Being as though my dress is strapless I prefer my hair to be styled in a up-do and while looking a various styles my aunt asked me, “Why do you HAVE to wear your hair in an up-do?”. I replied that that’s the way it’s supposed to be and then she asked me, “Well, who said? Who made that rule?”. Of coarse I didn’t have a direct answer and that left me thinking, who said I couldn’t have my hair down past my shoulders? I also thought about Juju because she always asked what exactly defines beauty. I could just wear my hair down despite what “they” say…I think either hair style will be beautiful. In my opinion, every individual person has their right to do whatever they feel the should do to capture their beauty.

A Bad Case of Senior-itis (Choice*)

They’ve warned me about it, I’ve should’ve listened. Not saying I didn’t think it would happen to me but I didn’t think it would happen so vigorously. What I’m talking about is “Senior-itis”, folks. For those of you who are confused “Senior-itis” is a when a senior like myself just basically gives up on school. I could careless about doing work, coming to class/school on time, just showing up to school period! After all these years of working hard in school & the end being so close, it’s like constantly being teased. I’m ready to be able to relax, not answer to anyone, not wear ridiculous uniforms. Honestly, if it was up to me, I would only come to school for senior trip, prom/promenade, and last but certainly not least GRADUATION! It’s so close I can almost taste it. I’m trying to persevere my laziness but the truth of the matter is - it’s hard. I’m literally counting down the days, hours, minutes, seconds until I hear that bell ring for the last and final time. Don’t get me wrong my high school career has been enjoyable for the most part however, I’m ready to move on with my life. I swear after the AP test (which is this Friday) I’m officially done with school - you’ll be lucky if I show up to class. I'm done running in this hamster wheel  & I think my fellow seniors can understand where I'm coming from! Nevertheless, I'm going to try to make the most of our 30 -someodd days left.